Aso, Rice agree tougher moves on N. Korea if needed

Aso, Rice agree tougher moves on N. Korea if needed

WASHINGTON, United States - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department in Washington on April 30.

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